Decree No. 189 / 2018 Coll.

Government regulation on sustainability criteria for biofuels and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from fuel

Valid Effective from 01.09.2018
189
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 15 August 2018
on the sustainability criteria for biofuels and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from fuel
The Government mandates pursuant to § 19 (12), § 20a (7), § 20b (5) and § 21 (13) of Act No. 201 / 2012 Coll., as amended by Act No. 172 / 2018 Coll., hereinafter referred to as "the Act ':
§ 1
Subject matter
This Regulation implements the relevant provisions of the European Union1) and provides for
(a) sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biofuels;
(b) the baseline value of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels;
(c) the method of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from fuel;
(d) the content of the emissions report;
(e) the list of raw materials for the production of advanced biofuels and the list of raw materials for the production of advanced biofuels;
(f) requirements for the quality system and the mass balance system ensuring compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biofuels and the relevance of the biomass producer documentation;
(g) the formalities for the certificates provided for in Article 21 (1) to (3) of the Act; and
(h) the particulars of the biomass producer's separate declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria, the partial declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria and the declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria.
§ 2
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) waste waste under the Waste Act (2), except for substances which have been deliberately altered or contaminated to become waste;
(b) biological waste biological waste under the Waste Act (2);
(c) lignocellulose fibre containing lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose;
(d) non-food cellulose fibre input material consisting primarily of cellulose and hemicellulose and having a lignin content lower than lignocellulose fibre, including residues of food and feed crops;
(e) the remaining processing of a substance which is not the final product to be produced directly in the production process; This is not the primary objective of the production process and the process has not been deliberately modified for its production,
(f) residues from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry which come directly from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry; do not include residues from related sectors or processing;
(g) permanent crops of multiannual crops whose strain is not normally harvested annually;
(h) forest biomass production areas geographically defined areas in which:
1. forest biomass is obtained;
2. reliable and independent information is available to verify compliance with sustainability criteria; and
3. the conditions are sufficiently homogeneous to assess whether forest biomass is used sustainably and legally;
(i) the restoration of forest rebuilding by natural or artificial means after the previous forest restocking has been removed by deforestation or due to natural causes including fire or storm.
§ 3
sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas emission savings for biofuels
(1) Biofuels meet the sustainability and savings criteria for greenhouse gas emissions where:
(a) report greenhouse gas emissions savings as referred to in paragraph 3; and
(b) the biomass used for their production meets the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings criteria referred to in Section 4, if it is agricultural biomass or in Section 4a, if it is forest biomass.
(2) Biofuels produced from waste or residues not derived from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries or forestry comply with the sustainability criteria provided that they show greenhouse gas emission savings in accordance with paragraph 3. Biofuels produced from waste or agricultural residues shall meet sustainability criteria where, in addition to the greenhouse gas emission savings referred to in paragraph 3 and compliance with the sustainability criteria referred to in paragraph 4, biomass growers have established systematic monitoring to prevent negative effects on soil quality and carbon quality of waste or residues in the soil.
(3) The saving of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of biofuels from the baseline of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels must be at least:
(a) 50% for biofuels produced in a processing plant put into service by 5 October 2015 at the latest;
(b) 60% for biofuels produced in a processing plant put into service from 6 October 2015 to 31 December 2020; or
(c) 65% in the case of biofuels produced in a processing plant put into service on or after 1 January 2021.
(4) The date of start of biofuel production shall be considered as the date of entry into service of the processing plant.
(5) The savings of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of biofuel compared to the base value of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels are fixed
(a) using the standard greenhouse gas emission savings values for biofuels referred to in part A Annex No 1 to this Regulation where the e1 value calculated in accordance with point 1 of Part B. of Annex No 1 to this Regulation is equal to or less than zero,
(b) by calculation of the actual greenhouse gas emission values for the use of biofuels as determined in Part B of Annex 1 to this Regulation; or
(c) by calculation according to the formulae set out in points 1 and 3 of Part B of Annex 1 to this Regulation using certain sub-standard greenhouse gas emissions values for biofuels listed in Part C of Annex 1 to this Regulation.
§ 4
Criteria for the sustainability of agricultural biomass
(1) Agricultural biomass meeting the sustainability criteria must not come from land which on or after 1 January 2008 had one of the following status:
(a) forests and other wooded areas with native species where there are no visible signs of human activity and where ecological processes are not significantly disturbed, and forests as defined in the country where the forest is located;
(b) highly biodiverse forests and other wooded areas which are species-rich and not degraded or have been identified by the authority responsible in the State as highly biodiverse unless it is demonstrated that the acquisition of biomass did not interfere with the conservation objectives;
(c) the area determined by:
1. legislation (4) or by the competent authority for the purposes of nature conservation, where biomass cultivation affects that purpose; or
2. Decision of the European Commission pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 30 (4) of Directive (EU) 2018 / 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Directive (EU) 2023 / 2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to protect rare or endangered ecosystems or species where biomass cultivation affects those conservation objectives; or
(d) a highly biodiverse grassland determined according to a directly applicable European Union regulation setting criteria and geographical area for the determination of highly biodiverse grassland (5) with an area of more than 1 hectare,
1. an original grassland which, without human intervention, would remain as such and which still shows the natural composition of species and ecological characteristics and processes; or
2. non-indigenous grassland which, without human intervention, would not be retained as grassland and which is species-rich and not degraded and can be considered to be highly biodiverse in accordance with paragraph 2 unless it is demonstrated that the production of biomass is necessary to preserve the status of highly biologically diverse grassland; or
(e) heaths.
(2) The grassland referred to in paragraph 1 (d) (2) located on the territory of the Czech Republic is considered to be highly biodiverse if it is the subject of a written agreement on the management of land for reasons of nature conservation under the Nature and Lands7 Act or a supranational title for the assessment of the treatment of grassland under agri-environmental or downstream measures (8). The grassland referred to in paragraph 1 (d) (2) located outside the territory of the Czech Republic shall be considered to be highly biodiverse if it has been designated as highly biodiverse by the competent authority in that State or by the legislation of that State.
(3) Agricultural biomass meeting sustainability criteria must not come from land which was on 1 January 2008.
(a) land covered or saturated with water permanently or for a significant part of the year;
(b) an area of more than 1 hectare with trees higher than 5 metres and a crown cover of more than 30% or with trees capable of reaching these limits at a given location; or
(c) an area of more than 1 hectare with trees higher than 5 metres and a crown cover of 10 to 30% or with trees capable of achieving these limits at a given location, unless it is demonstrated that, in applying the method of calculation set out in Part B of Annex No 1 to this Regulation, the carbon stock is in the area prior to and after the conversion of the land, such that the conditions laid down in Article 3 (3) are fulfilled.
(4) The provisions of paragraph 3 shall not apply if the land still has or has the status referred to in paragraph 3 (a), (b) or (c) at the time when the biomass was obtained.
(5) Agricultural biomass meeting sustainability criteria must not come from land which was a peat site on 1 January 2008 unless it is demonstrated that its cultivation and acquisition does not involve the drainage of previously dewatering land.
(6) Where the conditions laid down in Article 4a (1) (f) and (g) are not met, the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 (a), (b), (d) and (e), (3) (a) and (5) shall also apply to demonstrate compliance with the sustainability criteria of forest biomass under Article 4a.
§ 4a
Forest biomass sustainability criteria
(1) Forest biomass complies with sustainability criteria where it is extracted in the territory of a State whose legislation is ensured by:
(a) the legality and enforcement of forest biomass production;
(b) the restoration of forests in harvested areas;
(c) the protection of areas covered by an international agreement, national legislation or by a decision of the competent authority for the purposes of nature conservation, including wetlands, grasslands, heaths and peatlands, in order to preserve biodiversity and to prevent habitat destruction;
(d) the implementation of forest biomass production with a view to maintaining soil quality and biodiversity in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management in order to avoid any negative effects, in a way that prevents the extraction of parasitic and roots, the degradation of indigenous forests and forests, as defined in the country where the forest is located, or their conversion into cultivated forests and the extraction of forest biomass on vulnerable soils; for forest biomass production, compliance with the limit values for the area of the holo-seeker established in the country where the forest is located and compliance with local and ecologically appropriate limit values for the extraction of dead wood and forest biomass meets the requirements for the use of timber extraction systems which minimise any adverse impact on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity and habitat elements;
(e) carrying out forest biomass extraction in a way that maintains or improves long-term forest production capacity;
(f) in relation to forests benefiting from forest biomass, that such forests do not grow on land which has the status referred to in Article 4 (1) (a), (b), (d) and (e), Article 4 (3) (a) and Article 4 (5), the same rules as those referred to in those paragraphs apply for the determination of soil status; and
(g) in relation to a person producing biofuel from forest biomass, that person issues declarations on the basis of the use of his own internal procedures to demonstrate, for the purpose of verifying compliance with the sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas emission savings, that forest biomass is not derived from the land referred to in (f).
(2) If it is not possible to demonstrate compliance with the sustainability criteria referred to in paragraph 1, forest biomass meets the sustainability criteria provided that a forest management system is in place in the field of forest biomass extraction, which ensures at least compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 (a) to (e). The requirement referred to in paragraph 1 (c) shall also be met if it is demonstrated that the extraction of forest biomass is not contrary to those conservation purposes, including the protection of wetlands and peat.
(3) In addition to complying with the requirements of paragraph 1 or 2, the State on whose territory the forest biomass has been harvested shall be a Contracting Party to the Paris Agreement (9) and at the same time:
(a) submit to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (10) a nationally determined contribution involving emissions and removals of emissions from agriculture, forestry and land use, which ensures that changes in the carbon stock associated with biomass extraction are included in the State's commitment to reduce or limit greenhouse gas emissions as set out in the national contribution; or
(b) has, at national or lower level, in accordance with Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, legislation applicable to mining to preserve and strengthen carbon stocks and sinks and has provided evidence that the reported emissions of the land use sector, land use change and forestry do not exceed absorption.
(4) If it is not possible to demonstrate compliance with the sustainability criteria referred to in paragraph 3, forest biomass shall be considered as meeting the sustainability criteria if a forest biomass extraction system is in place in the area concerned to ensure that carbon stocks or the level of sinks in the forest are maintained or reinforced in the long term.
§ 5
Basic value of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels and method of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from fuel
(1) The base value of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels is 94 gCO2ekv / MJ.
(2) The method of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from fuel is set out in Annex 2 to this Regulation.
§ 6
Content of the emissions report
(1) The emission report shall contain information on:
(a) the total quantity of each type of fuel supplied,
(b) the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy contained in the fuel types supplied and, for information purposes, also the quantity of previously estimated greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels resulting from the indirect land use change referred to in Annex 3 to this Regulation;
(c) the methods of production of the biofuels and biomethane supplied;
(d) the total reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the selected fuels supplied;
(e) the total quantity of advanced biofuels, advanced biomethane, non-biological renewable fuels and carbon-containing recycled fuels delivered and their achieved proportions;
(f) the total quantity of biofuels produced from food and feed crops and raw materials for the production of advanced biofuels and their achieved proportions;
(g) the transfer of excessive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or of excessive quantities of advanced biomethane, advanced biofuels or non-biological renewable fuels from the previous or until the following year's obligations;
(h) the amount of greenhouse gas emission savings or the part of the greenhouse gas emission savings transferred between fuel suppliers;
(i) the amount of energy or part of the energy supplied in advanced biofuels, advanced biomethane or renewable fuels of non-biological origin transferred between fuel suppliers.
(2) Where several types of raw materials are used, the quantity of final product produced in the processing plant concerned in the year for which the emissions report is made shall be indicated for each of these raw materials.
§ 7
Raw materials for the production of advanced biofuels and advanced biofuels
(1) The list of raw materials for the production of advanced biofuels is set out in Part A of Annex 4 to this Regulation.
(2) The list of raw materials for the production of advanced biofuels is set out in Part B of Annex 4 to this Regulation.
§ 9
Quality system and mass balance system requirements ensuring compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for biofuels and the requirements of the biomass producer documentation
(1) The quality system must at any time enable proof of the origin of biomass, intermediate products and biofuels themselves and shall include:
(a) the introduction and reporting of a mass balance system demonstrating the full origin of biomass, intermediate products or biofuels themselves meeting the sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas emission savings;
(b) keeping records of incoming and outgoing products and their keeping records of the separate declarations accepted, the partial declarations of conformity accepted and issued and declarations of compliance issued with the sustainability criteria;
(c) keeping records of intra-corporate processes ensuring that the procedures referred to in (a) and (b) are correct and conclusive; and
(d) keeping the records referred to in points (b) and (c) for at least 5 years from receipt or dispatch of the consignment.
(2) The mass balance system must allow the supply of biomass, intermediate products or biofuels that meet the sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas emission savings to be blended, even though they show different sustainability parameters and greenhouse gas emission savings. The mass balance system shall also allow blending of supplies of raw materials with different energy content for further processing, provided that the supply size is adjusted according to their energy content, and shall ensure that:
(a) information on the size of the supply and on the sustainability and savings parameters of greenhouse gas emissions for each of the incoming and outgoing supply of biomass, intermediate products or biofuels is included in the documentation accompanying the mixture and in order to include information on the type of aid scheme in case of aid for the production of the supply;
(b) the sustainability and savings parameters for greenhouse gas emissions of all supplies meeting the sustainability criteria added to the mixture are equal to or greater than those for the sustainability and savings of greenhouse gas emissions of supply meeting the sustainability criteria taken from the mixture; such balances must be closed at the latest by the last day of validity of the certificate pursuant to Article 21 (1) to (3) of the Act, but not earlier than 30 days before the end of its validity; the incoming and outgoing deliveries of biomass, intermediate products or biofuels purchased or sold after the closing date of the balance sheet until the last day of validity of the certificate shall be included in the following balance sheet period; and
(c) in the case of blending of products meeting sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings criteria with products that do not meet those criteria, the quantity of products meeting the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings added to the mixture has been established in advance and the quantity of products to be withdrawn from the mixture and to serve as products meeting the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings criteria was not higher than the quantity of products meeting the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission savings in the blended added.
(3) Where the supply of biomass or intermediate products is processed, the related information on greenhouse gas emission savings and sustainability parameters shall be adjusted and combined with output;
(a) where the processing of the supply of biomass or intermediate products results in only one output intended for the production of biofuels, the supply size and associated greenhouse gas emission savings and sustainability parameters shall be adjusted by applying a conversion factor representing the ratio between the output mass intended for that production and the raw material mass entering the process; or
(b) where the processing of the supply of biomass or intermediate products results in more than one output for the production of biofuels, a separate conversion factor shall be applied to each output and a separate mass balance shall be applied.
(4) The registration requirements referred to in paragraph 1 (b) and (d) are set out in Part A of Annex 5 to this Regulation.
(5) The details of the biomass grower's documentation are set out in Part B of Annex 5 to this Regulation.
§ 10
The requirements of the certificates referred to in Article 21 (1) to (3) of the Act, the individual declaration of biomass growers on compliance with the sustainability criteria, the partial declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria and the declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria
(1) The requirements of the certificates provided for in Article 21 (1) to (3) of the Act are set out in Part A of Annex 6 to this Regulation.
(2) The formalities for the separate declaration by the biomass grower of compliance with the sustainability criteria, the formalities for the sub-declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria and the formalities for the declaration of compliance with the sustainability criteria are set out in Parts B to D of Annex 6 to this Regulation.
§ 11
Transitional provisions
(1) For the purposes of complying with the obligation set out in Section 20 (1) of the Act and for the purposes of calculating the fine pursuant to Section 25 (8) of the Act, the basic value of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels referred to in Section 4 of Government Regulation No 351 / 2012 Coll., on sustainability criteria for biofuels, as effective before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be used. This value shall also apply for 2018 to the weighted production of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of motor gasoline and diesel fuel instead of the values contained in the table in point 7 of Annex 2 to this Regulation.
(2) The 2018 emission report shall also include an assessment of compliance with the obligation laid down in Section 20 (1) of the Act, for information purposes only; for the purposes of this evaluation, this Regulation shall apply.
§ 12
Repeal
Government Regulation No 351 / 2012 Coll., on the sustainability criteria of biofuels, is repealed.
§ 13
Efficacy
This Regulation shall take effect on 1 September 2018.
Prime Minister:
Ing. Babiš v. r.
Minister of Environment:
Mgr. Brabec v. r.

Příloha č. 1

Annex No 1 to Government Regulation No 189 / 2018 Coll.
DETERMINATION OF THE EMISSIONS OF GLASS GAS EXPORTED IN A COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL CYCLE BIOPALIV
A. Standard values
Způsob výroby biopalivaStandardní hodnoty
úspor emisí skleníkových plynů
Standardní hodnoty
emisí skleníkových plynů
[gCO2ekv/MJ]
1.Etanol z řepy cukrové (bez bioplynu získaného z kalu, zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v konvenčním kotli)59 %38,2
2.Etanol z řepy cukrové (s bioplynem získaným z kalu, zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v konvenčním kotli)73 %25,5
3.Etanol z řepy cukrové (bez bioplynu získaného z kalu, zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)68 %30,4
4.Etanol z řepy cukrové (s bioplynem získaným z kalu, zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)76 %22,5
5.Etanol z řepy cukrové (bez bioplynu získaného z kalu, hnědé uhlí jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)47 %50,2
6.Etanol z řepy cukrové (s bioplynem získaným z kalu, hnědé uhlí jako procesní palivo v zařízení kombinované výroby tepla a elektřiny*)64 %33,9
7.Etanol z kukuřice (zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v konvenčním kotli)40 %56,8
8.Etanol z kukuřice (zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)48 %48,5
9.Etanol z kukuřice (hnědé uhlí jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)28 %67,8
10.Etanol z kukuřice (zbytkový materiál z lesa jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)68 %30,3
11.Etanol z obilovin jiných než kukuřice (zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v konvenčním kotli)38 %58,5
12.Etanol z obilovin jiných než kukuřice (zemní plyn jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)46 %50,3
13.Etanol z obilovin jiných než kukuřice (hnědé uhlí jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)24 %71,7
14.Etanol z obilovin jiných než kukuřice (zbytkový materiál z lesa jako procesní palivo v zařízeních pro kombinovanou výrobu tepla a elektřiny*)67 %31,4
15.Etanol z cukrové třtiny70 %28,6
16.Podíl z obnovitelných zdrojů u ethyl terc-butyl etheru (ETBE)Stejné jako u výrobního
postupu použitého pro
ethanol
17.Podíl z obnovitelných zdrojů u terc-amyl-ethyl-etheru (TAEE)Stejné jako u výrobního
postupu použitého pro
ethanol
18.Bionafta z řepky47 %50,1
19.Bionafta ze slunečnice52 %44,7
20.Bionafta ze sójových bobů50 %47,0
21.Bionafta z palmového oleje (nádrž odpadových vod s volným výtokem)20 %75,5
22.Bionafta z palmového oleje (proces se zachycováním metanu v lisovně oleje)45 %51,4
23.Bionafta z použitého kuchyňského oleje84 %14,9
24.Živočišné tuky získané z produkce bionafty**)78 %20,7
25.Hydrogenačně upravený rostlinný olej z řepky47 %50,1
26.Hydrogenačně upravený rostlinný olej ze slunečnic54 %43,6
27.Hydrogenačně upravený rostlinný olej ze sójových bobů51 %46,5
28.Hydrogenačně upravený olej z palmového oleje (nádrž odpadových vod s volným výtokem)22 %73,2
29.Hydrogenačně upravený rostlinný olej z palmového oleje (proces se zachycováním metanu v lisovně oleje)49 %47,9
30.Hydrogenačně upravený olej z použitého kuchyňského oleje83 %16,0
31.Hydrogenačně upravený olej z živočišných tuků získaný ze škvaření**)77 %21,8
32.Čistý rostlinný olej z řepky57 %40,0
33.Čistý rostlinný olej ze slunečnic64 %34,3
34.Čistý rostlinný olej ze sójových bobů61 %36,9
35.Čistý rostlinný olej z palmového oleje (nádrž odpadových vod s volným výtokem)30 %65,5
36.Čistý rostlinný olej z palmového oleje (proces se zachycováním metanu v lisovně oleje)57 %40,3
37.Čistý olej z použitého kuchyňského oleje98 %2,2
38.Etanol z pšeničné slámy83 %15,7
39.Nafta vyrobená z odpadního dřeva Fischer-Tropschovou syntézou v samostatném zařízení83 %15,6
40.Motorová nafta vyrobená z cíleně pěstovaných energetických dřevin Fischer-Tropschovou syntézou v samostatném zařízení82 %16,7
41.Benzin vyrobený z odpadního dřeva Fischer-Tropschovou syntézou v samostatném zařízení83 %15,6
42.Benzin vyrobený z cíleně pěstovaných energetických dřevin Fischer-Tropschovou syntézou v samostatném zařízení82 %16,7
43.Dimethylether (DME) z odpadního dřeva vyrobený v samostatném zařízení84 %15,2
44.Dimethylether (DME) z cíleně pěstovaných energetických dřevin vyrobený v samostatném zařízení83 %16,2
45.Metanol z odpadního dřeva vyrobený v samostatném zařízení84 %15,2
46.Metanol z cíleně pěstovaných energetických dřevin vyrobený v samostatném zařízení83 %16,2
47.Motorová nafta vyrobená Fischer-Tropschovou syntézou zplyňováním černého louhu integrovaným s výrobou celulózy89 %10,2
48.Benzin vyrobený Fischer-Tropschovou syntézou zplyňováním černého louhu integrovaným s výrobou celulózy89 %10,4
49.Dimethylether (DME) vyrobený zplyňováním černého louhu integrovaným s výrobou celulózy89 %10,2
50.Metanol vyrobený zplyňováním černého louhu integrovaným s výrobou celulózy89 %10,4
51.Podíl z obnovitelných zdrojů u methyl terc-butyl etheru (MTBE)Stejné jako u použitého způsobu výroby metanolu
*) Standard values for processes using cogeneration unit apply only if all process heat is supplied by cogeneration unit.
* *) Only biofuels produced from animal by-products classified as Category 1 and 2 material under Regulation (EC) No 1069 / 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774 / 2002 (Animal by-products Regulation), as amended, for which emissions relating to hygiene as part of greaves are not taken into account.
B. Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of biofuel from actual values
1. Greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of biofuels shall be calculated as follows:
EB = eec + el + ep + etd + eu-esca- eccs-eccr
where EB = greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of biofuels or biomethane;
Eec = greenhouse gas emissions from extraction or cultivation;
el = annual greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land use change;
ep = greenhouse gas emissions from processing;
etd = greenhouse gas emissions from transport and distribution;
eu = greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of the biofuel;
esca = greenhouse gas emission savings from soil carbon accumulation through improved agricultural practices;
eccs = greenhouse gas emission savings from capture and geological storage of CO2;
eccr = greenhouse gas emission savings due to CO2 capture and replacement;
Greenhouse gas emissions from the production of machinery and other equipment shall not be taken into account.
2. Greenhouse gas emissions generated during the full life cycle of biofuels, EB, are expressed as CO2 grams equivalent per megajoule of biofuels [gCO2ekv / MJ].
Where greenhouse gas emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials, eec, are expressed in gCO2ecv / tonne dry raw materials, the conversion to grams of CO2 equivalent to MJ fuels, gCO2ecv / MJ shall be calculated for fuel (a) and raw material (a) as follows:
Eec, fuel (a) gCO2ecvMJpalivaec = eec, raw materials (a) gCO2ecvtachy raw materials Q (a) MJ raw materials dry materials × raw material factor for fuel (a) × fuel distribution factor (a),
where
emissions per dry tonne of raw material shall be calculated as follows:
Eec, raw materials (a) gCO2ecvtucha raw materials = eec, raw materials (a) gCO2ecvtvtchu raw materials (1-moisture content)
fuel raw material factor (a) = (share of MJ of raw materials needed to produce 1 MJ of fuel)
Fuel distribution factor (a) = energy in fuel + energy in secondary fuel. products
3. The saving of greenhouse gas emissions using biofuels shall be calculated as follows:
SAFETY = (EFT - EB) / EFT,
where
EB = total greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels; and
EFt = basic value of greenhouse gas emissions production for fossil fuels.
4. greenhouse gases for the purposes of point 1 are carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). For the purpose of calculating the CO2 equivalent, the mass of these gases shall be multiplied by the following factors:
CO2: 1
N2O: 298
CH4: 25
5. Greenhouse gas emissions from extraction or cultivation, etc., shall include emissions from the extraction or cultivation process itself, biomass extraction and harvesting, waste and losses and emissions from the production of chemicals or products used in mining or cultivation. The capture of CO2 emissions in biomass cultivation is not included. Greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation are mainly affected by the type of seed, the quantity and type of fertiliser and pesticides used, fuel consumption, crop yield and N2O emissions from soil.
6. As an alternative to the actual greenhouse gas emissions from biomass, the values of the production of greenhouse gas emissions from biomass contained in the reports referred to in Article 31 (4) of Directive 2018 / 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council or the sub-values of greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation referred to in Part C of this Annex may be used. In the absence of relevant information in these reports, average values based on local agricultural practices based, for example, on farm group data can be calculated as an alternative to actual greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation.
7. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 1, the use of crop residues and the use of organic soil improvers (for example, compost or digestor from manure fermentation) shall be taken into account only if biodiversity is not adversely affected for the purposes of the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from the improvement of agricultural esco practices, such as the transition to minimum ploughing or non-oreous sowing, the cultivation of better crops or their rotation, the use of cover crops, including the management of crop residues, and the use of organic soil aid substances (for example compost or digestor digestaval from manure fermentation). In addition, reliable and verifiable evidence must be provided that the carbon content of the soil is increasing or it can reasonably be expected that that content has increased during the period during which the raw materials concerned were grown, taking into account emissions where these processes lead to increased use of artificial fertilisers and herbicides.
8. The annual greenhouse gas emission values resulting from changes in carbon stock resulting from land use change, el, shall be calculated by dividing the total emissions evenly into 20 years. The following formula shall be used to calculate these emissions:
el = CSR-CSA × 3,664 × 1 / 20 × 1 / P-eB,
where
el = annual emissions of greenhouse gases from carbon stock changes resulting from land use change expressed as CO2 equivalent mass per unit of energy generated from biofuels [gCO2ekv / MJ]; arable land and permanent crops are considered as one land use;
CSR = carbon stock per unit area associated with reference land use expressed as carbon mass in tonnes per unit area, including soil and vegetation. Land use shall be considered as reference in January 2008 or 20 years before biomass is obtained, whichever is the more recent;
CSA = carbon stock per unit area associated with actual land use expressed as carbon mass in tonnes per unit area, including soil and vegetation. In cases where carbon stocks are accumulated over a period exceeding one year, the value of the CSA factor shall be determined as an estimate of the stock per unit area over a period of 20 years or at the maturity of the crop, whichever is the earlier;
P = crop productivity expressed as energy contained in the biofuel in MJ per unit area per year; and
eB = bonus of 29 gCO2ekv / MJ biofuel or biomethane if the biomass is obtained from recovered degraded land under the conditions set out in point 10.
9. Where biomass is grown on arable land which had arable status before 1 January 2008, annual greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock changes due to land use change shall be considered zero.
10. A bonus, eB, of 29 gCO2ekv / MJ, is awarded if it is shown that the land in question
(a) it was not used for agricultural or any other activity in January 2008; and
(b) is severely impaired, including such land previously used for agricultural purposes.
A bonus of 29 gCO2ekv / MJ shall be applied for a period of no more than 20 years from the date of conversion of land into agricultural land used, provided that a regular increase in carbon stocks is ensured, as well as a significant reduction in erosion of severely degraded soils. Soils that have been severely degraded are soils that have been significantly salted for a considerable period of time or have a particularly low content of organic substances and that are severely eroded.
11. The calculation of the carbon stocks in the soil of CSR and CSA shall be carried out in accordance with the guidelines set out in Commission Decision 2010 / 335 / EU of 10 June 2010 on guidelines for the calculation of soil carbon stocks for the purposes of Annex V to Directive 2009 / 28 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directive 2001 / 177 / EC / EC / 2003 / 30 / EC, as amended.

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CitationGovernment Regulation No. 189 / 2018 Coll., on the sustainability criteria for biofuels and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from fuel
Regulation Type-
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation29.08.2018
Effective from01.09.2018
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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